This was one of the oldest, still operating motels that we saw on our route 66 trip. The first adobe building was constructed in 1915....

If you've read other posts, you probably already know that these Jetson's space age looking "Googie" style neon signs are my favorites...

Literally right next door to the Copper State Motel was this one. It sort of tells the sad tale of how busy Route 66 was in it's heyday...

This motel was built in the 1920's. It took 4 years to complete the construction of the 18 inch thick cobblestone walls of the motel...

Besides being a really great old building, what first caught my eye was the lady of the evening hanging out of the second floor window!...

A lot of history here, the original building was built in 1927 and ran as Sutton's Hotel Cottages and Thurston's Service Station. Over...

Built in 1953, this motel is still operating under the same name, with the same neon sign. However, the building was much more eye...

This sign and building seemed to say, "Look at me, I used to be really cool". As it turns out, it was. The architectural design of the...

What a great vintage neon sign. The motel was built in 1951 and is still operating, pretty much the same as it was then. The sign is the...

This is the oldest continuously operating Route 66 motel in Winslow. It was built in the 1940's, originally called the Marble Motel, and...

Another Cars movie inspiration, right down the road from Joe & Aggies Cafe, is the iconic Wigwam Motel. This motel was, of course, the...

The building has been completely changed but the great artsy neon sign is pretty much the same as it was in the 60's. You can see this...

The 66 Motel was built in 1948 and is still in operation today. The neon sign is unique with a hint of Googie in it's zig-zag style with...

This was originally the Whitting Brothers Motor Hotel. Holbrook was the headquarters for Whitting Brothers gas stations and motels. They...

One of many unique Route 66 era motels that are now abandoned in Gallup. Originally a Service Garage and Motel Court, it was built around...

The sign lights up in bright yellow and red and is beautifully maintained. Many old western films were filmed in Gallup and when in town,...

Some time in the 1960's, probably to catch the traveler's eye, this bright neon sign replaced a much more subdued stone arrowhead sign...

The newer sign has been refurbished but still shows the 1960's style sign posts from the old sign and there's an even older smaller neon...

Another of my favorite futuristic looking neon signs. The Road Runner Motel was torn down in 2017 but they had left the sign. Sadly, I...

All that was left of this motel was it's classic neon sign, but sadly it has been removed too since we were there. I don't know anything...